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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
The Dead Pass.
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/ arrived here just in time to wit
ness the last moments of anorthwest-
ern pass, as its spirit took its flight.
Had l postponed my journey for a
single day, | would have been too
late. 1t was still young. Life was
before it. Barely quarter of the
span of its life had been passed, when
it curled up and expired. 1t was a
cute little thing with an olive com
plexion, and large, mournful, upper
case eyes. A few weeks ago, |
noticed that it did not look well. 1t
did not complain of any illness or
pain, but ] thought that | detected
condition on its back, and | hurried
home in order to be here, in case it
should expire. AS soon as the con-
ductor looked at it, and felt of its
pulse, he said that he could do moth
ing for it.
The interstate commerce law is one
of those things that will have to be
tried before we can pass upon it, !
presume, though some claim that it is
going to be very difficult to pass upon
it, even then. This thought occurred
to me just after the gate-keeper push
ed me back yesterday, and toldme to
go and get my ticket. l then first
realized what it was to be ground UNI
der the heel of cold corporation,
that is devoid of noble thoughts, de-
void of refined instincts, devoid of
kind impulses, devoid of the milk of
human kindness, devoid of the bow
els of compassion. From force of
habit, l walked up to the gate with a
joyous nod and the old password, only
to be coldly repulsed by the hired
bouncer of this heartless, soulless,
impulseless, milkless and bowelless
corporation.
But the railroads will get the worst
of it, for | know that travel on some
of the lines has fallen off since April
/. see it already. | have fallen
off myself since the first of the month
and others will do the same. This is
not all. A friend of mine, who runs
a paper, and whose pass got the hol-
low horn on Friday last, says that
his columns are now open to those
who wish to complain of the manage
ment of this road. He states that
the first hot box will be duly chroni-
cled, and that he will no longer close
his eyes to the wrongs we have here
tofore endured at the hands of this
unjust and ruthless vampire, that has
been sapping the very foundations Of
our institutions, and smearing its
ong, dark trail with the remnants of
our best mich COWS, and reluctantly
paying for them the price set at the
tail end of an unjust and enervatins
jury. He says that "the time has
come for the press to arise and assert
itself" and when the train runs of
the track, and kills lot of people
who have lead exemplary lives, hi
paper will hereafter tell why and how
it was done. Heretofore, he has no
had sufficient help in the office, bu
now he is going to give all the partic
ulars of the first smash up that occur
on the road, if the paper falls int
the relentless nav of a sheriff's sal
on the following week.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
Let woman share in the management.

M. f. b. in Boston Journal
| am inclined to believe that after
all we must begin to associate woman
with the management of the world.
Not but that they manage it to some
extent already. We all know the
power behind the throne that shapes
the decisions which Jupiter Tonans
Eliminates with much noise of thun-
der and smell of Olympian birthstone.
But it is in sort of morganatic and
left handed manner. 1t is without
that clearness and distinctness which
is one Of the charms of the sex, and
which, being lost, weakens the moral
effect OF power or protest. 1t is ca
pable OF belief that if woman shared
the responsibilities and the duties of
government we would 90 on wear
after year stumbling over petty diff
culties, annoyed by little worries, and
pinched and fretted by the thousand
and one unnecessary evils which now
go to torment every day life? Men
are very well in their way; but it is
cumbrous and heavy. They lack
lightness; they want adaptability
they are painfully slow in their habits
of thought and mental processes
their minds are as clumsy as their
fingers in grasping small things.
They must 90 through an elaborate
succession of forms before they
reach conclusion, lay down premis-
es, draw deductions, compare argu-
ments. weigh evidence, look up au-
thorities, cross examine witnesses,
charge the jury and then wait for the
verdict. A woman would have gone
through all these processes like a
flash, appealed from an adverse judg-
ment to "a higher court, overturned
her adversary, received her damages
and gone on her way rejoicing with
out having one of her pretty fluffy
hairs out of place or the least trace of
excitement about her well-dressed
person. Then, as usual, the man
would sheer about the woman's Gin
tutions," forgetting, poor deluded
mortal, that this phrase only meant
infinite clearness of reasoning, COM
bined with incredible swiftness of
action.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer, who, a few
years ago, journeyed from st. Louis
to New York and made the World,
is now going to send balloon from
st. Louis to New York and take the
earth-that is, photograph it. 1t is
supposed that he Is looking out the
quickest route for the presidents re-
turn after encountering the Grand
Army.-Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
LOW COST HOUSES
And How 10 Build Them.

80 cuts with specifications, estimates, and fun
description of desirable modern houses, from
4 rooms MP, costing from 500 To $4,000, profu.e,
D. illustrating every detail and many original
Ideas IN regard 10 decorating, Homes adapted
to all eiimates and ail ella ses otpeople, The Ia.
test, best, and only cheap work of the kind pub.
VI he'd In The world. sent by nail, post paid,
uUoa rgcciptof ~ cts. stamps taken. Address
BROOKLYN BUILDING ASSOCIATION,
BROOKLYN, y. y.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

New York has just passed through
a break in coffee, carrying down sew
eral firms, and now Chicago is having
a wheat panic. All of these things
grow out of regular system of gam
bling, and the shorn lambs are EMIT
led to no sympathy.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

The cutting-off of free passes has
brought Sunday stiffness to some of
the Vermont hotels. A good many
men of the state who were seen every
few days are now seen but rarely,
and some of the drummers, who tray
eled on commission and had passes
or special tickets, are not seen at all.
Rutland Herald.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
BONNEVILLE.
Potatoes small. Bugs plenty.

Potatoes small. Bugs plenty.
A. p. Graham lost a good horse
last Saturday.
Last Sunday was Children's day.
The church was finely decorated with
flowers and evergreen with plenty of
birds to help sing. There was full
attendance of Sunday School child
rem. They all did their parts wei
and appeared to enjoy it very much.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

A western town has offered the
Carpenter organ company $4,000 to
remove their works there, besides
backing the head of the firm with
100000 capital, but the offer will
not, it is said, be accepted.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

Hon. VIM. f. Chandler has NOM
mated by the Republican members
of the New Hampshire Legislature
for U. S. Senator, was elected on
Monday.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

The sole surviving representative
of revolutionary war is said to be
Abigail S. Tilton, of North Wood
bridge, N. H. Mrs. Tilton is now
over 100 years old. Her husband,
Benjamin Stevens, participated in the
battle of Bennington.-Ex.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
DEATHS.


he by Administrator and he by ks Ham
sired
with records of
style
l53 hands high
He
without training
stylish and show
TERMS: insure So payable Of be
sideredwi oal s. E. THAYER, Proprietor
Manchest Center
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
so. WINDHAM.
Warm and cloudy.

Warm and cloudy.
Children's day exercises last Sun
day passed off very pleasantly. Mr..
Tuck's sermon in the morning was
addressed particularly to the children
from the subject, "The Kings Gard
en-"
A NICE TINE FOR VISITING.
Dea. Nelson Kingsbury and wife
are at Derry visiting relatives and
friends, Mrs. H. Kingsbury has
gone to Jamaica, and Rev. b. F.
Tuck and family have gone to Mass.
ON their vacation.
No preaching here for three Sun
days, as the minister is going to be
away.
Last week our genial miller got dis
satisfied with single blessedness and
so took unto himself wife in the
person of Jennie Darling of Rupert.
May their married life be prosperous.
NOTICE.
All persons having bills due me are
requested to settle the same within
ten days after date.
w. H. WELLMAN,
So. Windham, Vt.
Dated June IA, 1887.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
BIRTHS.

In Londonderry, June - daughter to Mr..
& Mrs. w. r. Aldrich.
In Jamaica, June IL, a son to Herbert 6. and
Emma Wright.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

Woodstock is trying to get up a
Fourth of July celebration.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16

The President appointed, Tuesday
Clarence ii. Pitkin to be attorney for
the district of Vermont.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
MARRIED.

In Jamaica, June l3, Julian C. Taft of Town
shend to Della NJ. Sage of Jamaica.
In Rupert, June Sth, by Rev. c. b. Grismer,
II. H. Richardson of Windham and Jennie NJ.
Darling of Rupert.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
Sitter John, Editor.

Eternaliy opposed 10 all rings, ciiques,
clans and factions-The Peoples Organ.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-16
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
Now You See II.

In an Illinois city, within fifty miles
of Chicago, there is hotel where the
service at table is VIGOROUSLY bad. 1t
can be improved by the use of tips t.
walters and guests of the house know it.
A drummer was telling the other night
how he got n satisfactory dinner at the
hotel. There is something familiar
about the story, but it is good enough
to tell. The drummer sat down at the
table and managed to get a waiter.
"Pete," s1id he, taking big silver
dollar from his pocket, and putting it
under goblet turned upside down, edo
Y OH see that!''
eyes, sah, says Pete, affably, 81 sees
it,
'Well, now, you hurry around and
get me just as good dinner as you
know how, and don't keep me waiting
Better service than the drummer had
could not be desired. The meat was
Just what he asked for, the vegetables
fresh and daintily set before him, the
courses followed each other in rapid sue
cession, and, when the guest had finish
ed, he was satisfied.
''Pete," he said again, as he laid his
napkin beside his plate, edo you see
that dollar p
eyes, sah," said Pete, with expectN-
ton in his eyes.
"Wel, Pete" remarked the drum
mer, as he removed the goblet, "take a
good look at it, for you'll never see it
again"
Then the drummer put the coin into
his pocket, and strolled out of the room,
while Pete kicked his chair so far under
the table that it took a requisition on
the governor of the adjoining state to
get it back.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
A New Method Of Robbery.

A Paris paper tells the following
story The Ninth Chamber has just
sentenced to three months imprison-
ment Nine. Roy, aged thirty. Nine.
koy'S method of gaining livelihood
was one that would have been impracti-
cable IN any city where street accidents
are less frequent than they are here.
She was accustomed to rove about until
she saw some person knocked down by
an omnibus, thrown out of a cab or
stricken with apoploxy. She would then
rush to chemists, deploring the fate of
her brother, obta.l. restoratives, hire a
CAP and carry of the victim, appropria-
ting his portable property en- route.
Arrived at the pi &C to which she had
tod the cabmaE to drive, she would ask
the man to wait II ninute whilst she
warned the family, and would inconti-
nently disappear.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
Actions Of Drowning Persons.

81 believe L can tell just by the clutch
how many times drowning person has
been down. musingly remarked Ed
ward Horn, of Detroit, who has saved
sixty-four lives. "The first trip down
they go for you with firm, decided
clutch that means they still know what
they are about. The second immersion
causes a shaky, uncertain grip, which
can be easily broken if you so choose.
1t is the last time down that the grasp
becomes convulsive, bewildered one,
and but few swimmers can save per-
son after the unfortunate man has de
scended for the third time. Almost in
variably the drowning man on his final
journey below the water will seize his
preserver by the legs. 1t seems to be q
law of nature and one / cannot account
for. 1t would be easier to save whole
river full of men than one drowning
woman. The odd feature of the latter's
struggle i'll the water is that she will
seize your hands if she can get hold of
one or both of them. A woman will
drown quicker than a man. She opens
her mouth from the time she first strikes
the water and never closes it, and so
loses her senses more easily. Yes, [
saw one person die Of strangulation
while we were under water together.
His eyes were wonderfully fascinating
as he stared helplessly ut me- You may
not believe it, but they shone like two
balls of fire.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
The Literary School Marin.
LFrOm the New York iranhic.l

ASAiA
There was q romantic marriage out in
st. Louis the other day, the bride be-
ing Miss McLane, rather clever New
England woman, and the groom T. j..
Green, miner, from the chihuahua
country of Mexico. The engagement
was one of long standing, and Miss Nc
Lane had journeyed all the way from
Europe to meet and we'd the man of her
choice. She made the lorg trip unat-
tended, and would probably have gone
around by way of China could she have
reached st. Louis i'll no other direction.
The heroine of this wedding is not I'M
known to the literary world. She taught
school up and down the Massachusetts,
coast for number of years, writing
sketches and serials for the magazines
between times. Finally, some five or
six years ago, the plucky little school
marin determined to write q novel that
would be bit of departure from the
milk-and-water brand of the school then
in vogue. Accordingly she wrote "Cape
Cod Folks" The book sold like wild
fire for a couple of months and promised
to be the sensation of the year. Its
characters were portrayed so true to life
as to be recognizable, and IN many IN
Stances true names of persons were used
without resorting to aliases. The work
was satirical, caustic and all fire, and
every old busybody and gossip of the
Cape, irrespective of sex or social stand
ing, came in for hauling over the Goals.
Then came an avalanche of libel suits,
brought by the Cape Cod folks against
the publisher of the volume. The pub
Usher Investigated, found it useless to
attempt to fight the suits and compro
missed by destroying the unsold copies
of the work, paying some of the SIAN
dered ones sums of money and going
into bankruptcy. Miss McLane went
abroad and only returned to be married
as above narrated She will probably
accompany her husband to his Mexican
mine and probably give up story writing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01

THE MIDDLE CLASS.

white lateral stripes which hangs down back
ward. She is very strong, full chested and
brunette, and walks with her head thrown
back like a man. She looks like Salon paint
ing of Breton fisher-girl as she tramps across
the sands. The basket would make her one to
the life. She swims, too, with power. She
can scarcely be called one of the elect, though
many of the elect are strongly built women.
The hunting field, and the English fashion of
health and strength are removing little of
that weak delicacy which has been charged
against American girls. An instance of it is
Just going over the sands. Sheis tall, straight,
and elastic Yesterday afternoon on the ocean
drive she was elegantly clad ON the summit of
a monumental English cart. She wears
pretty suit of black and her feet are an innO-
Walton. She wears white sandals with rubber
soles. bound about her ankles with bright red
braid. The effect is striking. 1t truly seems
as if she desired to call attention to her lower
limbs for from ankle to knee they are unprO-
tected against wind and water: in fact, bare.
Nevertheless you forgive her. You are not
sorry she did so. You are disposed TO gener-
ously accord her all the powers of observation
that you have at your command. If all the
Young ladies were as happily adjusted as she
is Won might be induced to overcome your very
natural scruples on the matter and consent to
let them enjoy all the freedom in walking that
the ultramarine laws of Rhode Island appear
to contemplate.-N. Y. Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
Sykes'S Dog.

The late Ben. Perley Poore used to
tell this story: When Mr.. Lincoln heard
of the scattering of the Confederates
under Hood by Gen. Thomas he was re
minded of the following anecdote: "Out
in Lower Illinois, in little village,
there was a butcher named Sykes, who
had large, wicked, mischievous bull
dog, which was regarded as a town
nuisance. Fowl were killed, clothes
were pulled from the res, meathouses
were robbed, children were scared, and
'Sykes's dog was blamed for all, and
blamed Justly. Now, there was man
named Henderson, who had fine tur-
key killed by this dog of Sykes's, and
he swore revenge. So he took about
quarter of pound of powder and did it
up in piece of buckskin, tying up
piece of punk so that it projected out of
the little bundle of powder Then he
put the bundle in q large piece of corn
bread, and had it in readiness. 1t was
not long before Sykes's dog came trot-
ting along, and Henderson, lighting the
punk with his cigar, threw the bit of
bread to the cur, who gobbled it at
mouthful. The next minute there was
an explosion The dogs head was
blown over fence into the creek, his
hind legs and tail were sent up and
lodged on Hendersons porch, his fore
legs were thrown across the street, and
the rest of the bow-wow was laid about
in small pieces. 'Whorra = exclaimed
q looker-on, you've rather used up
Sykes's dog, hain't ye, Henderson Z
yes, replied Henderson, Il rather
think that as a dog Sykes won't find him
of much USE And so of the Confederate
added Mr.. Lincoln, with one of
his sad smiles, Gas an army Hood won't
find it of much use."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
A Sea Captains Plea.

The Toronto Globe says: Capt. John
Walsh, of the brig Claribel, was sen
fenced at Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island, July 16, to four years III the
penitentiary for shooting u sailor. Be
fore receiving sentence he made the fol
lowing declaration: 81 never intended
10 take the mans life, or even hurt him.
l do not think there is man that
knows me thinks that ever [ intended
harm to the man. | have never taken
human life, even in self-defense. have
risked my life to save others. On one
occasion l saved ten men from perish
ing on the Atlantic, and was sent n
medal by the Hon. Mr.. Pope. [ have a
wife and five children in England, who
look to me, their sole support. They
have nothing excepting what ] can earn
for them, and furnishing me the punish
ment falls more heavily on them. Ii
the solemn oath of convicted man,
though an innocent man, may move
your lordship to mercy, then do [ call
on God, who sees and hears me now, to
witness that never intended harm to
the man now dead, but III fear of my
life l fired where I thought he was,
not in order to kill, but TO brighten him.
Up till to-day there has not been an Off
GERS hand on me. ] brought myself to
justice"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
He Knew 1t Would Rain.

The st. Louis Democrat tells the fol-
lowing: 81 spent the Fourth of July, y
said Sergt. McComb, Gin a part of IL
linois where the farmers hadn't any rain
for month and were praying for it to
come. I was in the house of one of
these farmers, strong believer IN the
efficacy of prayer, and he told me he
thought that the Lord was sending them
the drought to punish them for their
wickedness. After dinner / went out
into the woods and lay down under a
tree. Pretty soon big dead limb
dropped off tree close to my head. l
had lived in the country long enough
to know that was good sign of APP
preaching rain. Then in little while
more heard tree toad chirrup. Rain
sign No. 2 Then 1 heard a rain crow
cav and / sat up to listen. Sign No. 3!
Presently | heard a locomotive whistle
and the train rumble over a track |
knew was fifteen miles away. Sign No.
4 / got up and went into the house
and told my friend that / had been ont
praying for rain to come before night,
and added that was confident of get
ting what I wanted He looked at me
mournfully and said in a hopeless way
that he guessed not. 1t wasn't for an
irreligious man from st. Louis to come
out there and outpray all the good peo-
pie of that neighborhood. l took him
out in the yard and showed him the
clouds. oh, said he, with cheerful
ness, 'that'll pass around us. We've
had that to occur before. But / made
him make everything secure, and before
long there came along rain that would
have drowned man if he had been out
in it. The farmer was III ecGtacies and
would have canonized me if he had
known how. [ left while my ls.urels
We're green, and / suppose my friend
hasn't yet decided whether or not pos
sess supernatural powers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-09-01
Tempting Gems.

The Je,eelers' Weekly tells the following
incident:-''Let me tell you of an Incl
dent that occurred to me once. | was a
young man then, and clerk in Tiffanys.
One morning a richly-attired lady got
out OF her handsome carriage and en-
tered the store. She Wake to the dia-
mond department and asked to be shown
some loose gems. She selected two val
liable solitaires and paid for them.
Thinking my attention was called in
another direction, she slyly, but rapidly,
took stone and placed it in her month.
! saw the theft, but hardly knew what
TO do. Calling for n messenger, [ sent
Tor our business manager, and told him
what had happened. Without an i'll
Stant's delay he said Madame, you
have made mistake. You have one of
our diamonds in your mouth. WillyOu
return 1t without an exposure 2 The
next moment she gave gulp, and l
knew the gem had gone. She had
swallowed it. OF course, we were in II
dilemma. The lady became indignant
and threatened suit and violence at the
hands of her husband"
''What did YOU do p
"Sent the bill with Il written eXplana
ton to the husband. The next day ne
pad us visit. He said that he be-
lleved there was a mistake, but that he
could not afford an exposure.